Author: Azuma, Odaily Planet Daily

The global financial market was played by a piece of fake news tonight.

Around 22:15 Beijing time, mainstream media such as CNBC and Reuters reported a "news" item — that the Director of the U.S. National Economic Council, Hassett, stated that President Trump is considering a 90-day suspension of tariffs on certain countries.

In the current climate of extreme tension regarding tariff policies, this "news" was immediately interpreted by the market as a sign that Trump intended to ease up and accept further negotiations. As a result of this positive news, the global financial market quickly rebounded, and the cryptocurrency market was no exception — OKX data showed that after the news broke, BTC briefly rose above 81,000 USDT, reaching a high of 81,213.5 USDT.

However, shortly after, some media and professionals quickly noticed something was off; the aforementioned "news" seemed to contain errors.

• Around 22:25, CNBC clarified that no one at the White House was aware of the 90-day tariff suspension news.

• Following that, Forexlive reported that the news was spreading everywhere but appeared to be fake news.

• Subsequently, CNBC reported again that the White House had informed the media that any claims about a 90-day suspension of tariffs were "fake news."

• Around 22:57, President Trump's rapid response team officially responded to the market rumors, confirming that National Economic Council Chairman Hassett had not made any such statements, proving that the news was a media misreport.

As a result of this clarification, the global financial market immediately took a sharp downturn, experiencing a rollercoaster effect. In the cryptocurrency sector, as of the time of writing, BTC had fallen back below 79,000 USDT, currently reported at 78,827.5 USDT.

So, how did this false "news" come about?

Through quick piecing together by various market observers, the transmission path of the news seems to be as follows.

• The incident began when Hassett was asked during an interview with Fox News whether Trump would consider suspending tariffs for 90 days. Before answering, Hassett said "Yep," and then stated, "I think the president will make his decision… even if you think there will be some negative impacts on trade, that only accounts for a small part of GDP"… Some individuals seemed to misinterpret "Yep" as an agreement, but that "Yep" was merely meant to indicate he heard the question clearly.

• Subsequently, some individuals who misunderstood began spreading the "tariff suspension" rumor on social media, but initially, the rumor did not create much of a stir.

• Soon after, CNBC mentioned the rumor during a live broadcast, and although the host verbally stated, "I don't know if this is true," CNBC still displayed the content of the rumor directly on the live broadcast screen.

• Then, several mainstream media outlets, including Reuters, picked up and reprinted CNBC's report.

• The final result was that the rumor quickly ignited the global financial market…

Clearly, CNBC's lack of rigorous handling during the live broadcast needs to take the blame for this blunder — after the truth came to light, many users on X criticized CNBC, with some even angrily suggesting that the relevant personnel should be jailed for this.

Although this rumor has been debunked, the impact of the event is irreversible, especially the significant volatility it caused in the contract market — Coinglass data shows that in the past 4 hours, the entire network experienced liquidations of 274 million dollars, including 93.66 million dollars in long positions and 181 million dollars in short positions. This is just in the cryptocurrency market; if the scope is expanded to the global financial market, the impact of this rumor will further escalate…

An incident like this triggering such a large reaction shows that the market is in a state of "heightened alert," where any developments regarding tariffs and interest rate cuts could lead to significant market fluctuations. For investors, please be sure to pay attention to the associated risks and remember that "staying alive in the present is more important than anything else."

免责声明：本文章仅代表作者个人观点，不代表本平台的立场和观点。本文章仅供信息分享，不构成对任何人的任何投资建议。用户与作者之间的任何争议，与本平台无关。如网页中刊载的文章或图片涉及侵权，请提供相关的权利证明和身份证明发送邮件到support@aicoin.com，本平台相关工作人员将会进行核查。